[ale] From DSL to Fiber

James P. Kinney III jkinney at localnetsolutions.com
Thu Aug 24 14:41:20 EDT 2006


On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 13:36 -0400, David A. De Graaf wrote:

> 
> Question:  If an airplane flies at 200 knots/hr how long will it take
> to reach the speed of light?
> 
> Answer:  Never.  It'll crash on takeoff.  There are no runways long
> enough.
> 
GONG! 200 knots/hr is a speed just as 3x10^8 m/s is the speed of light.
Of course is your plane is maxed out at a speed substantially lower than
c you will never attain a speed of c. The runway length is irrelevant as
planes don't take off at their max speed.

Yes. Clarity of communication is an essential part of existence. Unless
one wants to get in fights or get elected :)
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